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普鲁塔克:希腊罗马名人传·摘录 74

普鲁塔克《希腊罗马名人传》· Plutarch's Lives · 人性 · 领导 · 历史

This Ephialtes opposed, protesting that they ought not to raise up or assist a city that was a rival to Athens; but that being down, it were best to keep her so, and let the pride and arrogance of Sparta be trodden under. But Cimon, as Critias says, preferring the safety of Lacedaemon to the aggrandizement of his own country, so persuaded the people, that he soon marched out with a large army to their relief. Ion records, also, the most successful expression which he used to move the Athenians. "They ought not to suffer Greece to be lamed, nor their own city to be deprived of her yoke-fellow."

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定位:Excerpt 74 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

厄菲阿尔特反对援助斯巴达,认为不应帮助竞争对手,最好让她保持衰落;但西门以希腊整体安全为重,说服民众出兵救援。他说不能让希腊瘸腿,也不能让雅典失去伙伴。这说明,面对共同威胁时,短期打压对手可能损害长远利益。可取舍的是:竞争与共存需要平衡,有时帮助对手也是保全自己。可执行的做法是:评估共同风险,避免因内斗削弱整体,在关键时选择合作而非拆台。

上下文

出自普鲁塔克《希腊罗马名人传》,记述雅典政治家西门与厄菲阿尔特在是否援助斯巴达问题上的争论。

今日一问

面对共同危机时,你会选择打压对手还是合作?如何判断长远利益?

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